MASTER OF (GENERAL ) General objectives , other health workers, and 1. Clinical and operative competence in medical students in particular and the both emergency and elective. general public in general. Surgery. Additionally they require knowledge and experience across a Programme Structure wide range of surgery to ensure appro- priate referral. Year I: Semester I 2. The competence to be responsible, as a Course Code Course CU consultant for both the emergency ad- missions in and inter- MMS 7111 Essential Surgical Skills 2 Epidemiology, Biostatistics and nal referrals. MMS 7112 2 3. Appropriate skills in: Research Methods . gastro-intestinal endoscopy MMS 7113 Surgical Anatomy of the Limbs 2 Endoscopic Surgery Surgical Physiology of the CVS, MMS 7114 3 4.. knowledge of the Basic Sciences relat- RS & GIT ed to General Surgery and the Trainee’s Surgical / MMS 7115 3 sub-specialty, including relevant spe- of the CVS, RS & GIT cialist applied anatomy. MMS 7116 Applied Anatomy of the Trunk 3 5. As a consultant, to help medical students, Semester II interns and other health personnel reach Clinical Anatomy of the Head MMS 7121 3 rational surgical decisions. and Neck 6. The ability to work as a member of a Surgical Neuro & MMS 7122 5 clinical team, bearing in mind the needs Renal Physiology of the service and the hospital. 7. An understanding of the particular Surgical Pathology & MMS 7123 Microbiology of the Musculo- 5 requirements of day care surgery. Skeletal & Geniturinary systems 8. A knowledge of . MMS 7124 Neurosurgical Anatomy 2 9. A knowledge of subjects such as Medi- cal Ethics, Health Economics, Medico- Recess Term Legal matters, Risk Management, Med- MMS 7131 Health Systems Management 4 ical Statistics, Information Technology Year II: Semester I and, Health Service Management (Re- Surgical & MMS 7211 5 sult Oriented Management). 10. A knowledge and experience of Clinical MMS 7212 Abdominal Surgery 5 Audit. Semester II 11. An understanding of Research Methods. MMS 7221 Orthopaedics & Traumatology 5 12. To be able to publicly communicate MMS 7222 Plastic and 3 with other health workers at scientific MMS 7223 Surgical 2 meetings. Recess Term MMS 7231 Paediatric & Urological Surgery 5 Specific objectives of training (Long Term Year III: Semester I Goals) Operative Cardiothoracic MMS 7311 5 Surgery To provide Surgeons who are well grounded MMS 7312 Anaesthesia & 5 in the Science and Art of Surgery who will in turn provide: Semester II Head & Neck Surgery & i) Quality care for patients under their MMS 7321 5 care. Endocrinology Recent Advances in Clinical ii) Quality research on prevention and MMS 7322 3 management of surgical disease. Surgery iii) Quality teaching of Surgery to fellow MMS 7323 Dissertation write up 2

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